The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-15
No "BOunce."

ODe OF Cne amuSelnentb Ol lne NOn'
treal Snow-shoe Club, Les Trappeurs,
now visiting Boston, is bouncing
something like the American sport OF
'giving him the whirl," so popular
among the typos. Bouncing con-
sists OF number OF men seizing n
victim, and holding him horizontally,
throwing him upwards, catching him
in the open hands, so rs not to hurt
him. and again tossing him. The Les
Trappeurs tried it on n Boston police.
man. They more than met their
match. The Boston Globe thus de-
scribes the incident:
One OF the funniest incident. was the
attempt to bounce one OF the police
officers detailed from Station to as
sist in restraining the crowd ofspecta.
tors from interfering with the sport.
They had bounced about all theprom.
inent Boston tobogganists, and in
looking around for n new subject, some
one suggested that it would be good
idea to bounce a copper" According
ingly about twenty OF Les Trappeurs
formed themselves in n body and
started out in search OF the one who
appeared to be the best-natured. At
last they found their man.
Hes the fellow we want" said one
motioning towards the officer.
Eyes, he'll do first rate, replied an
other. at will be easy to bounce him
and it will be great sport to see those
brass buttons and that big club sailing
up in the air"
But Les Trappeurs made amstake.
1t was evident that they did not UNI
derstand the material OF which n
Yankee policeman is made.
In their ignorance, the twenty made
n concerted rush upon him. Half n
dozen grabbed him by the arms and
shoulders, Others got hold OF his legs,
and with a cheer they prepared to give
him n daisy bounce.
But he didn't bounce.
He remained firmly on the grounu,
and tug and haul as they could he
wouldn't 90 up.
Naturally the officer was astonished
at the sudden onslaught, and, though
taken at great disadvantage, lie was
not man to be downed, or, rather,
elevated, without a struggle.
For moment he could not under
stand what was the matter. Perhaps
he thought that hostilities between
the United States and Canada had
suddenly been declared, and that Les
Trappeurs were beginning work on the
strength oil IN advance pointer, Tor he
exclaimed:
what in the name of all the sacred
fishes is the matter with you?' at the
same time shaking from his right arm
u couple OF the Canadians.
/ Coin to bounce, you bet, replied
one oil them.
"Oh, that's your racket it? Well
now, am lust betting you don't dc
it,"
The tussle had by this time attract
ed the attention OF about everybody
on the ground. The Sergeant and
other officers came running up, and
when they saw what was going on
shouted words of encouragement ia
their companion, but made no at
tempt to assist him. AS one OF them
expressed it, he could take care OF all
the Canadians that could get ut him.
The crowd went wild with enthusl.
lsm, and Justify cheered the "copper""
He felt that it was for him to up
hold the honor OF the Boston police
force. to say nothing OF the country,
and he was bound that he wouldn
be bounced. Les Trappeurs were Just
rs determined that he should go up,
No one had ever before fallen into
their hands and escaped, and they
didn't intend that a copper should
get away with them.
For fully three minutes the struggle
continued, the twenty sturdy Cana
dams concentrating their strength and
all the skill gained by long experience
in the bouncing line, but all was IN
vain: and finally they were forced to
give up, and acknowledge that he was
too much for them.
Then there was great cheering, and
everybody rushed to shake hands
with him.
Hes u Boston cop"
Hes the kind we have down here!
Don't have 'em in Canada, ehY"
"He's the kind that could make the
fishes stand on their tails"
These were some OF the sentiments
eynressed